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SDA Hymnal 104

My Shepherd Will Supply My Need

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1My Shepherd will supply my need;
Jehovah is His name.
In pastures fresh He makes me feed,
Beside the living stream.

RefrainHe brings my wandering spirit back
When I forsake His ways,
And leads me for His mercy's sake
In paths of truth and grace.

2When I walk through the shades of death,
Thy presence is my stay;
A word of Thy supporting breath
Drives all my fears away.

3The sure provisions of my God
Attend me all my days;
O may Thy house be mine abode,
And all my work be praise.

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Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: [unclear]
Scripture: Psalm 23

The verse

Meter: 8.6.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 77% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAC

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Verse 1

My Shepherd will supply my need;˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A

Jehovah is His name.˘/˘˘˘/6B

In pastures fresh He makes me feed,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

Beside the living stream.˘/˘/˘/6C

Verse 2

When I walk through the shades of death,/˘//˘/˘/8A

Thy presence is my stay;//˘˘˘/6B

A word of Thy supporting breath˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

Drives all my fears away.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

The sure provisions of my God˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A

Attend me all my days;˘/˘/˘/6B

O may Thy house be mine abode,˘˘//˘/˘/8C

And all my work be praise.˘/˘/˘/6B

Refrain

He brings my wandering spirit back˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9A

When I forsake His ways,/˘˘/˘/6B

And leads me for His mercy's sake˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C

In paths of truth and grace.˘/˘/˘/6D

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.